Silver Lake is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They are taking a road trip to challenge the Dorchester Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Silver Lake put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They blew past Sterling 53-7. With the Mustangs ahead 47-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Beau Bonifas and Jaxon Tenbensel were among the main playmakers for Silver Lake as the former threw for 186 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and the latter gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns. Brody Knehans also helped with two scores in total.
Silver Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off seven passes before the game was over. Bonifas led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Dorchester never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over Harvard. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Longhorns' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Silver Lake pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points on average over those games. As for Dorchester, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Silver Lake against Dorchester when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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